Tiny spring causes big problem: why a small part can fail you

Broken Kneecap: Bracing, Wires, Screws and Plates Your #patella (kneecap) is the largest sesamoid bone in the body, sitting at the center of how we straighten the knee. When it breaks, the first question to answer is simple: can you perform a straight leg raise? That single finding drives almost everything that follows. . When the extensor mechanism is intact displacement is minimal, most #patellafractures do well w/o surgery. We immobilize the knee in extension, allow weight bearing as tolerate

ABC News' Tom Soufi Buurridge reports on the midair scare confirmed by Ryanair involving a Boeing aircraft in which a man was nearly sucked out of a window that broke during a flight. #ryanair #flight #travel #news #abcnews